Background
She was born on February 6, 1971, in Hiroshima, Japan and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. She started playing tennis at age 7 with her father and coach Hiroshi.
遠藤 愛
She was born on February 6, 1971, in Hiroshima, Japan and resides in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. She started playing tennis at age 7 with her father and coach Hiroshi.
She graduated from the University of Tsukuba while on the tour in March 1993.
Her career high ranking was 26th worldwide in singles (1994), and 98th in doubles (1995)
She played 22 Grand Slam tournaments in singles with her best result being the Round of 16 at the 1994 United States Open. That tournament marked the first time two Japanese women reached the fourth round of a Grandslam (Kimiko Date was the other player). Her career record is 144–108.
Her biggest upset over a seeded player came at the 1996 Australian Open she defeated the number five seed Kimiko Date in the second round.
Singles 2 (1–1).